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Table 6 Religious coping and mental Illness in the total sample (N = 478)

From: The Greek-Orthodox version of the Brief Religious Coping (B-RCOPE) instrument: psychometric properties in three samples and associations with mental disorders, suicidality, illness perceptions, and quality of life

 

Any mental illness

Major depression

Panic disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder

Yes (N = 193)

No (N = 285)

Yes (N = 98)

No (N = 285)

Yes (N = 27)

No (N = 285)

Yes (N = 74)

No (N = 285)

Positive Religious coping

        

 Mean ± SD (Two-tailed t tests)

16.5 ± 6.5

14.8 ± 6.1***

17.3 ± 6.5

15.0 ± 6.2***

19.9 ± 5.9

15.2 ± 6.2***

16.9 ± 6.1

15.2 ± 6.3*

 Odds ratios (95% CI)a

1.04 (1.014–1.075)**

1.07 (1.028–1.108)***

1.13 (1.056–1.205)***

1.06 (1.014–1.103)**

Negative Religious coping

        

 Mean ± SD (Two-tailed t tests)

10.9 ± 4.4

9.3 ± 3.0***

11.0 ± 4.4

9.7 ± 3.5***

13.4 ± 5.2

9.8 ± 3.5***

11.3 ± 4.6

9.7 ± 3.5***

 Odds ratios (95% CI)a

1.12 (1.062–1.117)***

1.13 (1.063–1.204)***

1.19 (1.104–1.292)***

1.15 (1.077–1.234)***

  1. CI confidence intervals
  2. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05
  3. aBinary logistic regression analysis